RPGs aim to reduce loading screens to maintain immersion, like in Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok. Seamless exploration is key, as seen in Gothic and The Witcher 3, where loading only occurs ...

Loading screens often suck. But they can occasionally become more than just periods of time where you are forced to sit around and wait. In Assassin’s Creed, a tradition has formed of letting ...

"It could have existed without those [loading screens],” Purkeypile said. "A lot of it is gating stuff off for performance in Neon. For New Atlantis, I think it's just to make it so you don't ...

Even with the absence of SSDs, Nintendo achieved no loading screens with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with a play on ...

Loading screens are "the biggest friction" in modern life sims, Humble says, but getting rid of them is no easy feat. Having everything taking place simultaneously comes with its own set of ...

Loading screens are a fact of gaming life. When you exit the Capital Wasteland and walk into Megaton in Fallout 3, there's a loading screen. When you go to see the Jarl in Whiterun, loading screen ...

One dedicated Fallout 4 fan has managed to find the right parts to recreate the Rust Devil from the loading screen.

Star Wars Outlaws' hidden loading screens have proven to be quite controversial online - as all things now are - but the game's director had already reminded folks that letting players freely fly ...

Life By You's decision to remove loading screens also makes it stand apart from its competitor, The Sims 4. With the ability to not only create entire worlds and have characters live out 75 ...

And all the fancy tricks for streaming and loading and all that, you end up with hitching. So you’re actually better off stopping the game briefly, doing a loading screen, and then continuing on.